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In 1939, as Hitler casts his enormous, cruel shadow across the world, the seeds of apartheid take root in South Africa.
There, a boy called Peekay is born. His childhood is marked by humiliation and abandonment, yet he vows to survive and conceives heroic dreams–which are nothing compared to what life actually has in store for him. He embarks on an epic journey through a land of tribal superstition and modern prejudice where he will learn the power of words, the power to transform lives, and the power of one.
If you could meet one author in person, living or dead, who would it be and why did you choose them?
Either Matt Haig (The Human and How to Stop Time) Bryce Courtenay, Power of One) or maybe John Steinbeck) because of their abilities to see and describe some if the most poignant elements of being human and striggling to find meaning in our existence. some of the most poignant elements of being h...
-Martin_W
"The Power of One has everything: suspense, the exotic, violence; mysticism, psychology and magic; schoolboy adventures, drama in the boxing ring." —The New York Times
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Bryce Courtenay was born in South Africa, is an Australian, and has lived in Sydney for the major part of his life. Visit him on the web at www.brycecourtenay.com.
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